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• April 30: A horse is ridden back to the stable after exercising at first light at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Street Sense is washed by groom Jose Herrarte after his morning exercise in Louisville, Ky.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Hard Spun yawns in his stall as he gets ready to go to the race track at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Trainer Steve Asmussen, left, talks with exercise rider Carmen Rosas as he heads to the race track aboard Kentucky Derby hopeful Zanjero at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Curlin nibbles at the hand of hot walker Juan Gonzales as he gets a bath outside Barn 38 at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Exercise rider Carmen Rosas gallops Kentucky Derby hopeful Zanjero at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Street Sense peers about as he is washed after his morning exercise at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Hard Spun, with jockey Mario Pino up, works out on the Churchill Downs track.
• April 30: Jockey Juan Leyva and Kentucky Derby hopeful Imawildandcrazyguy glide over the track at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Trainer Steve Asmussen has plenty to smile about with Kentucky Derby hopefuls Curlin and Zanjero in his barn at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Hard Spun trainer J. Larry Jones is photographed at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Hard Spun, center, with jockey Mario Pino, riding, works in company with stablemate Wild Cat Bettie B, ridden by jockey Joe Johnson at Churchill Downs.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Bwana Bull, with jockey Javier Castellano riding, works out on the Churchill Downs track.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Storm In May, with jockey Juan Leyva riding, works out on the Churchill Downs track.
• April 30: Kentucky Derby hopeful Curlin, with exercise rider Carmen Rosas in the saddle, exercises around the Churchill Downs track.
• April 30: Street Sense, with exercise rider Mark Cutler up, exercises around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Exercise jockeys walk their horses outside the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: An exercise jockey works out his horse around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Exercise rider Tony Romero works out with Kentucky Derby hopeful Cobalt Blue at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Jockey Calvin Borel pats Kentucky Derby hopeful Street Sense on the head as they work out at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Jockey Calvin Borel takes Kentucky Derby hopeful Street Sense around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Kentucky Derby hopeful Street Sense looks out during a morning bath following his workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Spectators watch early morning workouts at the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Kentucky Derby hopeful Stormello's trainer, Bill Currin, looks out from his stables at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Kentucky Derby hopeful Tiago bites on a chain lead while getting a bath after his morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Exercise rider Tony Romero checks on Kentucky hopeful Liquidity's girth during their morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Exercise rider Tony Romero takes Kentucky Derby hopeful Liquidity around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Exercise rider Michelle Nevin rides Kentucky Derby hopeful Stormello around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 1: Kentucky Derby entry Tiago's trainer, John Sheriffs, grimaces after morning workouts at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Frank Lael watches as Kentucky Derby hopeful Tiago grazes after his morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 1: Assistant trainer Ignacio Correas walks with Kentucky Derby hopeful Stormello after his morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: An unidentified groom combs Kentucky Derby hopeful Scat Daddy's mane after the horse's bath at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Trainer Todd Pletcher stands next to his Kentucky Derby entry, Scat Daddy, left, ridden by exercise rider Justin Curran, during morning workouts at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Exercise rider Joe Hernandez walks Kentucky Derby hopeful Bwana Bull at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Kentucky Derby entry Imawildandcrazyguy, ridden by exercise rider Mick Jenner, is walked by an unidentified groom after his morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Spectators watch as Kentucky Derby entry Street Sense gets a bath after his morning workout at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Exercise rider Tony Romero works out Kentucky Derby hopeful Great Hunter, right, at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Exercise rider Michelle Nevin works out Kentucky Derby entry Stormello at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Wood Memorial winner Nobiz Like Shobiz, with Derek Sturniolo atop, works out on the main track at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., as he prepares for the upcoming Kentucky Derby.
• May 2: Wood Memorial winner Nobiz Like Shobiz is walked by Raunie Hart after a morning workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
• May 2: Trainer Larry Jones takes his Kentucky Derby entry, Hard Spun, around the Churchill Downs track.
• May 2: Kentucky Derby entry Dominican, left, ridden by exercise rider Willie Herrera, is escorted to the Churchill Downs track.
• May 2: Exercise rider Tony Romero works out Kentucky Derby hopeful Great Hunter at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: Exercise rider Brooke Vietek leads Kentucky Derby entry Storm In May into the starting gates to practice at Churchill Downs.
• May 2: La Ville Rouge and her foal run in a paddock at Mill Ridge farm near Lexington, Ky. The foal is a two-week-old full brother to last year's Kentucky Derby winner, Barbaro.